VIDEO

Speaking Two Languages Benefits the Ageing Brain

Dr Thomas H Bak speaks about his latest paper on bilingualism and its positive effect on thinking skills in later life.

http://www.ccace.ed.ac.uk/news-events/latest/bilingualism2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27634990

The study, examining 835 participants in their 70’s, shows that those who speak two or more languages were better on some cognitive tests than would be predicted from their performance in such tests at age 11.